A Decade of Impact | Girl Rising

Over the past decade, we have been honored to stand alongside countless champions of our mission—individuals, communities, and organizations who have passionately supported our work to deliver life-changing programs to thousands of adolescent girls around the world. Together, we have equipped these young leaders with the skills and knowledge they need to confront and solve some of our world's most pressing problems. We are committed to this work not because girls need our help, but because the world needs them—their ideas, their energy, and their solutions. Girls’ education is not only a fundamental right but also a critical pathway to creating a better future for all.

Although we've seen significant progress over the last decade, barriers to education to girls' education persist, and in some cases, are worsening due to climate change, conflict, displacement and even backlash to the advancement of women's rights. We remain steadfast in our vision of a future of change—a future where all girls learn, rise and thrive. We invite you to join us in reflecting on a decade of impact and looking forward to a future filled with possibility and progress, where every girl can unlock her full potential and drive transformative change in her community and beyond.

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10 Key Girl Rising
Milestones Over Our Last Decade

The origins of Girl Rising date back to 2010 when the production company 10X10 was founded to produce the "Girl Rising" film which premiered in 2013. But our first education programming and mass media campaigns began a decade ago in 2014.

2014

Girl Rising launches our first education programs and mass media campaigns in the Democratic Republic of Congo, India, and Nigeria

View the India Public Campaign videos

2017

Girl Rising transitions to a nonprofit organization.
Fluent Research Report on Girl Rising USAID-funded ENGAGE project shows positive impact on girls’/parents’ aspirations for girls’ education; girls’ improved confidence and self-efficacy.

Read the Impact Report

2018

Girl Rising expands its program delivery to Argentina, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam

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2020

Girl Rising adapts program delivery to address the COVID-19 education crisis

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2022

Girl Rising launches new programs in Mexico and Ghana incorporating financial literacy into our social-emotional learning curriculum.

Explore the Curriculum

2024

Girl Rising shares the results of our three-year measurement, evaluation, and learning project

Read the Impact Report

2015

Girl Rising works with First Lady Michelle Obama for the Let Girls Learn campaign and collaborates with The Documentary Group to produce “We Will Rise: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate and Empower Girls Around the World", which becomes CNN Films' highest rated film

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2018

Girl Rising premieres "Brave," telling the story of Nasro, a 17-year-old Somali girl living in Dadaab, one of the world’s largest refugee camps.

Watch "Brave"

2021

Girl Rising launches Future Rising, to drive investment in girls’ education as a climate solution and to harness the power of educated girls to tackle impacts of climate change in communities all over the world.

Watch the Future Rising Explainer video

2023

Girl Rising pilots a new storytelling program, equipping young people with the skills to share their own story, and build voice, confidence and agency in the process.

Read About Sikilizeni Storytelling Camp

Future Directions

At Girl Rising, our commitment to improving the impact of our program never stops. We continuously evaluate our work and strive to understand the evolving needs of our partners and the young people we serve. This year, in response to feedback and the changing landscape of barriers to girls' education, we are expanding our education programs to include new focus areas such as reproductive health, climate change, and storytelling. We are also broadening our reach to fully engage key stakeholders—parents, teachers, and school administrators—in addressing these barriers. As we move forward, our programs are evolving to meet the needs of our partners and the changing barriers to girls' education.